Ultimate battery hack video!
Here’s some fun year-end commentary on all of those goofy, dubious, or just plain dishonest hacks videos gunning for eyeballs (and big bucks) on Metacafe. Lame! Insane Car Battery Hack! – Link
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ASIMO serves drinks
Here’s a video of the Honda ASIMO humanoid robot, it can self-charge and serve drinks. Incredibly interesting robotics, but I still like Sony’s approach when they were in the robot race – the QRIO was never a robot slave in any way, it was a robotic friend – serving drinks is interesting and a good […]
Homemade boom box
Antti writes – Situation – A demand for a portable and self powered audio solution. Two weeks time and 250 euros budget: realistic equation? Well luckily I had my brother sharing the cost of this project and giving a helping hand on the construction work. The main idea of making a portable loud speaker system […]
L O V E project
Here’s a simple 7 segment (4) LED project that spells L O V E, aw! – Link.
XO laptops starting to arrive
Doug Johnson reports on what may be the first G1G1 XO laptop to arrive: The small box included the computer, the power adaptor, 2 sheets of paper with minimal instructions, and the battery which had to be installed. The package was shipped FedEx from Libertyville IL on Dec 7 and arrived on my doorstep at […]
Low speed AVR oscilloscope
Vassilis sent in this really nice low speed AVR oscilloscope, ideal for low speed signals/waveforms. It has an auto trigger and it can measure signals up to 24Vac or 30Vdc with a 1:10 probe. Source code, pictures, schematic diagram and a working video is on the site – Link.
Phidget RFID reader on front door security
Here’s a project a guy did to turn a Phidget USB RFID Reader and a Kwikset Powerbolt 1000 into a keyless entry system that can be operated by an RFID key fob, mobile phone, or PC. (BTW: This project won second place in the recent Trossen Robotics contest.) Front Door Security via Phidget RFID Reader […]